Francisco Santos (swimmer, born 1962) explained

Francisco Lopes Santos
Fullname:Francisco José Ribeiro Lopes dos Santos
Nicknames:Xesko
Nationality:Angolan
Club:Clube Desportivo Nun' Alvares
Clube Náutico da Ilha de Luanda
F.C.Belenenses
Birth Date:17 May 1962
Birth Place:Luanda, Portuguese Angola
Height:1.78m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight:70kg

Francisco José Ribeiro Lopes dos Santos, known mainly as Francisco Santos (born 17 May 1962 in Luanda, Angola) is an Angolan/Portuguese multi-talented artist. He is known by many names in various industries. As a swimmer, he uses the name, Francisco Lopes Santos. In visual arts, he is known as Xesko. In poetry, he used the name Elias Karipande. In fantasy and science fiction, Francisco used the name Alan J. Banta, whose works were published in English and Portuguese.[1]

As a sportsman, he represented Angola in swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics (Men's 100 m Breaststroke[2] and Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay[3]).

He represented his country in other international games, including the Algiers 1978 All-Africa Games, the Moscow 1979 Seventh USSR Summer Spartakiade, and the Mexico 1979 Summer Universiade.

He was honored by the Angolan Olympic Committee in 2014 for being one of the first Angolan Olympic ambassadors.[4]

Biography

Francisco's parents were Portuguese, and immigrated to Angola in 1959, where he grew up immersed in the African quarters (musseques) of Luanda.[5]

Since a young age, he was dedicated to the arts and sports. He began writing at 14 and painting at 16 years old (watercolours and Chinese Ink). In that time, he published some short stories and poems in several magazines and newspapers.[6]

In secondary school, he was the founder and publisher of the magazine "The Bantalas" entirely dedicated to the arts (Fine Art Painting, Photograph, Prose and Poetry). He participated in a contest of Art Painting whose objective was the creation of a poster commemorative of the anniversary of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) obtaining the 1st place.[6]

In sports, he obtained several titles of National Champion, in Swimming (consecutively from 1972 to 1980) and Chess (1977 and 1979). He also represented his nation abroad several times, being the last time in the 1980 Summer Olympics (Moscow).[7] [8] [9]

Francisco abandoned politics when he moved to Portugal in 1986. In Portugal, he began a career as a musician under the name of Francis Riba, and created several musical groups, the better known being the psychedelic rock band ZEM.[10]

From 1982 to 1999, he was involved in several musical and theatrical projects as a technician, musician, producer and director, writing several adaptations and two original pieces.[6]

He graduated in the Soviet Union in 1986 in Chemical Engineering, where he frequented the courses of "Scientific Drawing" and "Creative Thought in Post-Modernism". In Portugal, he graduated in Data Processing, Systems Engineering and Programming. He also frequented the Courses of “Improvement in Painting Techniques for Oil Portraits”, promoted by the Fine Art-Painter Master Almaia, “Photograph and Graphic Design”, from IADE (Institute of Visual Arts, Design and Marketing), “Aesthetics and Theories of the Contemporary Art" and "Art Painting and Visual intervention”, from SNBA (National Society of Fine Arts).[6]

He has an MA of Contemporary Fine Arts from the Sheffield Institute of Arts (Sheffield Hallam University), Sheffield, England, and has several works displayed in public places and he is represented in several private and official collections in Portugal, Russia, France, Spain, Brazil, UK and Angola.

Works

Alan J. Banta

(Novel, Short story)

Elias Karipande

(Poetry)

Xesko

(Poetry)

(Novel, Short story)

Selected exhibitions

Solo

Collective

See also

References

Additional references

External links

Notes and References

  1. (German) Ein wahres Bild von Angola?
  2. http://todor66.com/olim/1980/Swimming/Men_100m_Breaststroke.html Men's 100 m Breaststroke, XXII Summer Olympics, Results
  3. http://todor66.com/olim/1980/Swimming/Men_4x100m_Medley_Relay.html Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay, XXII Summer Olympics, Results
  4. http://jornaldosdesportos.sapo.ao/26/0/atletas_homenageiam_colegas Athletes honor their colleagues - Jornal dos Desportos
  5. CARMO, Fernando Infante do, (2003). Anuário Internacional de Arte 2003, Lisboa: F.I. Carmo.
  6. Web site: African Success, Online Magazine . 2010-07-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100613055802/http://africansuccess.org/visuFiche.php?id=894&lang=en . 2010-06-13 . dead .
  7. DIÁRIO DE LUANDA, Luanda, Angola, (1968 to 1974), Newspaper
  8. PROVÍNCIA DE ANGOLA/JORNAL DE ANGOLA, Luanda, Angola, (1968 to 1981), Newspaper
  9. RECORD, Lisboa, Portugal, (1982 to 1990), Newspaper
  10. Discossete, (1992). Relação de Grupos dos Anos 80, Lisboa: Discossete
  11. Web site: Reveries II - Gallery Fernado Pessoa, Lisbon, Portugal. Galeria Aberta. Portuguese. August 2, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110816232449/http://galeriaaberta.blogspot.com/2010/09/exposicao-de-xesko.html. August 16, 2011.
  12. Web site: Transições - Gallery Fernado Pessoa, Lisbon, Portugal. Caras Magazine. Portuguese. August 2, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111003185354/http://aeiou.caras.pt/exposicao-de-pintura-transicoes=f38289. October 3, 2011. dead. mdy-all.
  13. Web site: Works selected for the 1st National Exhibition of Fine Arts, Lisbon, Portugal . Waylight . Portuguese . July 5, 2010 . Number 248.
  14. Web site: Puro Arte, Photo Gallery . July 5, 2010 . March 8, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120308214613/http://xesko.webs.com/apps/photos/album?albumid=5305612 . dead .
  15. Web site: Artexpo NY, Photo Gallery . July 5, 2010 . March 8, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120308214712/http://xesko.webs.com/apps/photos/album?albumid=5305565 . dead .
  16. Web site: Art Meeting in London III . Gallery 118 . July 5, 2010 . July 8, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708040101/http://gallery118.blogspot.com/2009/04/art-meeting-in-london-iii.html . dead .
  17. Web site: Poésie Visuelle dans Paris II . Galerie Artitude . French . July 5, 2010 .
  18. http://aoredordotouro.blogspot.com/2009/09/francisco-xesko-santos.html Around the Bull, Gallery Vieira Portuense
  19. Web site: Alcarte. Câmara Municipal de Acochete. Portuguese. July 5, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927180026/http://www.cm-alcochete.pt/pt/conteudos/noticias+e+eventos/noticias/Alcarte_7ago09.htm. September 27, 2011.

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